Double base, errant throw issue

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Originally posted by St. Louis Blue
If I understand this interp correctly on a wide throw on the foul side of 1B, F6 will have to stretch across the orange bag to reach the ball. BR will still have to use the orange bag. How will this result in fewer collisions at 1B???

Have fun out there( it keeps getting harder ).

Gordon

How would there be fewer if F3 were allowed step in front of the runner and use the colored portion of the bag? Though that wasn't the interpretation, that is how many umpires read "errant" throw.

What Henry has now stated is that if F3 can catch the ball, it is not an errant throw therefore elimination F3 from using the colored portion of the bag. Doing what you suggest would make F3 susceptable to a collision and obstruction call.

Now, it's up to the coaches to teach the players how to play 1st base.